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news What Hong Kong can learn from Singapore and Britain on welcoming overseas doctors Pamela Tin and Danting Liu © SCMP Medical practitioners work in the accident and emergency department of Kwong Wah Hospital in Yau Ma Tei during the winter flu surge in January 2019. Photo: Sam Tsang Following the initial reading of the Medical Registration Amendment Bill in the Legislative Council, public discussion of Hong Kong s doctor shortage crisis has returned in full force. The bill s arrival is not without cause. Latest government projections show Hong Kong faces a shortfall of 1,610 doctors by 2030, even after accounting for the yearly intake of newly graduated locals. Nonetheless, Hong Kong is not alone in its crisis.

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